One of the passages in Story of a Soul, the autobiography St. Thérèse of Lisieux, whose feast day is today, that has most struck me is when she recounted coming across the words Jesus spoke to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque: "I want to make you read in the book of life, wherein is contained the science of LOVE."
This made quite an impact on Thérèse: "The science of Love, ah, yes, this word resounds sweetly in the ear of my soul, and I desire only this science." Her famous vocation of love was crystallizing.
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